Articles

Here is list of articles Meredith and I have found so far: (updated 6/21/09) Added two more articles: one on heel thump test (Dx) and one on reconstruction with hamstring graph (Tx-Sx) (updated 6/28/09)

Reviews:

 * 9. Williams GN, Jones MH, Amendola A. Syndesmotic ankle sprains in athletes. //Am J Sports Med//. 2007;35(7):1197. [|Williams 2007,high ankle sprain,athlete.pdf]
 * **Letter to editor Re: Williams 2007:**
 * 7. van den Bekerom MPJ, van Dijk CN. The American Journal of Sports. //Am J Sports Med//. 2008;36:e1.[|van den Bekerom 2008, high ankle sprain, athlete, editorial.pdf]


 * 1. Amendola A, Williams G, Foster D. Evidence-based Approach to Treatment of Acute Traumatic Syndesmosis (High Ankle) Sprains. //Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review//. 2006;14(4):232.[|Amendola 2006, high ankle sprain, treatment, evidence based, review.pdf]


 * 2. Lin CF, Gross ML, Weinhold P. Ankle syndesmosis injuries: anatomy, biomechanics, mechanism of injury, and clinical guidelines for diagnosis and intervention. //J Orthop Sports Phys Ther//. 2006;36(6):372-384.[|Lin 2006, high ankle sprain, review, JOSPT.pdf]


 * 1.5 Clanton, TO. Syndesmotic ankle sprains in athletes. //International SportMed Journal//. 2003;4:1-10.[|Clanton 2003, high ankle sprain, athlete, review.pdf]


 * 4. Norwig JA. Injury Management Update: Recognizing and Rehabilitating the High Ankle Sprain. Athletic Therapy Today. 1998:12-13. [|Norwig 1998, high ankle sprain, athletic training.pdf]

Diagnosis/Imaging:

 * 3. Mei-Dan O, Kots E, Barchilon V, Massarwe S, Nyska M, Mann G. A Dynamic Ultrasound Examination for the Diagnosis of Ankle Syndesmotic Injury in Professional Athletes. //Am J Sports Med//. 2009;37(5):1009.[|Mei-Dan 2009, high ankle sprain, dx, ultrasound.pdf]


 * Lindenfeld T, Parikh S. Clinical tip: heel-thump test for syndesmotic ankle sprain. //Foot Ankle Int//. 2005;26(5):406-408.[|Lindenfeld 2005 high ankle sprain, dx, thump test.pdf]


 * Alonso A, Khoury L, Adams R. Clinical tests for ankle syndesmosis injury: reliability and prediction of return to function. //J Orthop Sports Phys Ther//. 1998;27(4):276-284. [|Alonso1998, high ankle sprain, clinical test, reliabliity.pdf]

Tx:

 * 5. Pajaczkowski JA. Rehabilitation of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis sprains: a case report. [|Pajaczkowski 2007, high ankle sprain, rehab, case report.pdf]


 * 6. Taylor DC, Tenuta JJ, Uhorchak JM, Arciero RA. Aggressive Surgical Treatment and Early Return to Sports in Athletes With Grade III Syndesmosis Sprains. Am J Sports Med. 2007;35(11):1833.[|Talyor 2007, high ankle sprain, sx, early return to sports.pdf]


 * Morris MW, Rice P, Schneider TE. Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis reconstruction using a free hamstring autograft. //Foot Ankle Int//. 2009;30(6):506-511.[|Morris 2009, high ankle sprain, syndesmosis reconsctuction, Sx.pdf]


 * Whitman JM, Cleland JA, Mintken PE, et al. Predicting short-term response to thrust and nonthrust manipulation and exercise in patients post inversion ankle sprain. //J Orthop Sports Phys Ther//. 2009;39(3):188-200.[|Whitman 2009, ankle sprain, Tx, manip.pdf]